Late-life depressive symptoms: prediction models of change.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is a well-recognised problem in the elderly. The aim of this study was to determine the factors associated with predictors of change in depressive symptoms, both in subjects with and without baseline significant depressive symptoms.

Methods

Longitudinal study of community-dwelling elderly people (>60 years or older), baseline evaluations, and two additional evaluations were reported. Depressive symptoms were measured using a 30-item geriatric depression scale, and a score of 11 was used as cut-off point for significant depressive symptoms in order to stratify the analyses in two groups: with significant depressive symptoms and without significant depressive symptoms. Sociodemographic data, social support, anxiety, cognition, positive affect, control loc

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Pena C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3759587 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature